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Biochemistry at Western Washington University

Biochemistry at Western Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a biological chemistry school? To help you decide if Western Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological chemistry program.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry section at the bottom of this page.

WWU Biochemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Chemistry

WWU Biochemistry Rankings

The biological chemistry major at WWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biological Chemistry Student Demographics at WWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological chemistry majors at Western Washington University.

WWU Biochemistry Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of biological chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological chemistry at WWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor's in biological chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 26
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Biological Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological chemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Medical Scientists 5,570 $90,290
Natural Sciences Managers 1,810 $153,600
Biological Science Professors 1,060 $85,990
Biochemists and Biophysicists 300 $74,370

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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